telfer

T1E1L1F4E1R1

proper noun

A surname from Old French.

Similar
telpher
OriginOld French tailler →
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Meanings

telfer1

nountelfer (plural telfers)

plural telfers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of telpher.

    Passenger cages, for lifts and telfers.

    1954, Board of Trade Journal, volume 167, page 696

Telfer2

proper nounTelfer (plural Telfers)

plural Telfers

  1. A surname from Old French.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage

Similar
telpher
Broader
conveyancetransport
Also see
telpher

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchtailler“to cut”
  2. EnglishTelfer

Scottish and North English surname, from a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French tailler (“to cut”) + fer (“iron”).

More words from Old French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

felterTEFLerrefletFeltrereftelrefeltlefter
Cite this entry
APA

telfer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telfer

MLA

“telfer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telfer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telfer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telfer.

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